Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 108
Chapter 108 Provocation And Betrayal
Facing Xue Tao’s puzzled gaze, Qiao Yunxi said, “There was such a rumor earlier. Grandmother ordered Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt to investigate this matter thoroughly. Unfortunately, it happened that Qiao Qiao followed her parents to Chaotian Gate. Because she trusted Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, Mother did not interfere.” This time, the rumors outside had also subsided. Before Qiao Qiao could thank Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt, this matter came out again. Qiao Qiao knew that Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt had done their best and did not want to trouble them anymore, so she wanted to settle it herself.
Xue Tao smiled awkwardly.
Not only did the rumors not calm down, they also spread even more intensely. Didn’t the dead girl mean that they were incompetent?
Incompetence was fine, but she could clearly tell that the dead girl was saying that they were letting things go.
There are more tricks in the middle.
“You solve it yourself? How do you solve it? Your solution is to sue the government! We in Qiao Family have never been so embarrassed!” Old Madam Qiao scolded.
Qiao Xi laughed and said, “Grandmother means that it’s not embarrassing for granddaughter to be slandered, and for granddaughter’s reputation to be damaged, because these are all granddaughter’s personal matters. But when granddaughter sues the government, it’s embarrassing and damages everyone’s face, so it’s embarrassing?”
“You’ve learned to talk nonsense!” Old Madame Qiao said angrily, “Your words and deeds represent Qiao Family. Have you ever thought about the consequences of suing the government? Did you think that your third and fifth sisters would be implicated by you? You can’t be so selfish. Remember, you are part of Qiao Family!”
What touching words!
Qiao Yunxi scoffed. “Grandmother, granddaughter decided to sue the government because of Qiao Family’s face and the reputation of Third Sister and Fifth Sister. It doesn’t matter if her granddaughter is slandered, she can’t let Third Sister and Fifth Sister be implicated! Previously, granddaughter was slandered by someone for no reason. You let fourth uncle and fourth aunt solve this matter. This time, granddaughter became the target of another attack. If it was only targeted at granddaughter, then what if she used her granddaughter to trample Qiao Manor under her feet? Admittedly, Grandmother can also let Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt use conventional methods to solve this problem, but every time we, Qiao Family, swallow our anger, it will only encourage those people’s arrogant arrogance, not to mention the Qiao Manor. Because her granddaughter was easy to bully, it would be serious if the other party used her granddaughter as a raft and blindly targeted Qiao Manor. That’s why my granddaughter held back her breath this time. She must bring the mastermind behind the scenes to justice. Not only must she justify her name, but she must also give Qiao Family, Third Sister, and Fifth Sister her name. She must also let those who secretly spy on Qiao Family and attempt to harm us know that we Qiao Family are not that easy to bully! Grandmother, if we don’t do anything, or if we just use the method of diverting public opinion to let this matter cool down naturally, the stigma on our granddaughter’s body will not be clear. If someone turns over the old debt one day, it will also implicate Third Sister and Fifth Sister. If Third Sister and Fifth Sister are already married at that time, the problem will be even more serious. Moreover, if we don’t retaliate, outsiders will think that our Qiao Family is easy to bully. Can we, Qiao Family, be at peace with today’s slander and tomorrow’s slander? The rumors would become true after a long time, even if the rumors spread out were false, they would still be said to be true. That’s why my granddaughter decided to sue the government after thinking for a while. Even if there was no result in the end, it was still an attitude. It was our Qiao Manor’s attitude! “Of course, granddaughter is also at fault. She did not discuss it with grandmother beforehand. It was her granddaughter who did not think carefully. Please punish her.”
Old Madam Qiao’s expression became even uglier.
“Mother, Qiao Qiao also has good intentions. We misunderstood her.” Xue Tao hurriedly gave Old Madam Qiao a step down.
But Old Madame Qiao didn’t want to let Qiao Yunxi off just like that. “Misunderstanding? Why did I misunderstand her? The complaint was already handed over to the government. How did I misunderstand her?”
Qiao Family was a merchant and could be considered a large family in Jincheng. Old Madam Qiao did not understand business matters, but she had been with Old Master Qiao for so long. Now that she was in charge of the Qiao Manor, she knew that merchants valued contracts. Every time a contract was signed, Qiao Xingbang would go to the government to file it. It could be said that Qiao Family’s legal awareness was very strong. There was no such thing as not having to deal with the government as a last resort.
The reason why Old Madam Qiao was so angry was because Qiao Xi took the initiative to go past her and directly go to the Shangguan Manor to publicly provoke her status and rights in the Qiao Clan. Secondly, as Qiao Xi said earlier, the previous incident was handled by Fourth Brother and Fourth Daughter-in-law. The rumors had indeed subsided. She knew better than anyone why Qiao Xi had come back this time. Qiao Xi not only indirectly questioned Fourth Brother and Fourth Wife like this, but when she found out who the real culprit was, the Qiao Family would inevitably stage another internal battle and become a joke in Jincheng.
Qiao Xi didn’t care how Old Madame Qiao calculated, since the complaint had already been handed in.
“Second Brother, go to the government.” Sure enough, Qiao Xi underestimated the shamelessness of the old witch. She was about to drop the case.
Qiao Yunxi couldn’t help but sneer.
If it was really for the sake of the Qiao Clan’s face, then it was fine for Qiao Jinwen and Qiao Ningdai. The old witch just didn’t want her to find out who the real culprit was.
Who was the real murderer?
He didn’t need to think about it to know that it was either someone from Fourth Floor or Qiao Linzi.
The former was because of Auntie Bai’s grudge, and the latter was because of the boat.
Regardless of whether it was Fourth Fang or Qiao Linzi, they were all people she wanted to settle.
“Grandmother, I’m afraid not.”
“No? Why not?” “I am the ancestor of the Qiao family, and I am your elder. Why can’t I drop the lawsuit?” Old Madam Qiao laughed.
Qiao Xi was the bitter one, but Qiao Xi was also a member of the Qiao Clan. If Old Madam Qiao wanted to withdraw her complaint, the government would not find anything wrong with it.
Qiao Yunxi said, “Grandmother, when my granddaughter appealed, she was worried that she would be small and the government would not pay attention to her. However, it was related to her granddaughter’s reputation, so she used the title of Marquis Zhenyuan’s heir.”
“Prince’s name card? When did you get your name card?” Apparently, this was what Old Madam Qiao was concerned about.
The surrounding people were also surprised. Qiao Jinwen tightened her grip on her handkerchief and bit her lips fiercely.
“When the Crown Prince left Jin Cheng, he gave it to his granddaughter.”
“You actually have such an important item. What if you lose it? Also, how can the Crown Prince’s name card be used randomly? It’s not used properly, damaging the Crown Prince’s reputation, or making outsiders think that we Qiao Family are doing something inappropriate with the Crown Prince’s name … You, you … Where are the rest of the name cards? Hand them over!” Old Madame Qiao asked for it tomorrow.
“Back to grandmother, the son only gave granddaughter a name card, said is in need of time to take it out. Granddaughter thought that it was most appropriate to use the name of the heir to find the government for such a big matter. Granddaughter did not want the government to accuse anyone. She only wanted them to put pressure on them to pay attention to it. Don’t perfunctory granddaughter just because her granddaughter was young. This kind of thing also requires evidence. Granddaughter just wants to return her innocence. ”
“How can you use the invitation given to you by the Crown Prince?” ‘”Qiao Qiao, why didn’t you tell grandmother about such a big matter?” Qiao Jinwen said with hatred.
“Third Sister, the Crown Prince said that the name card is for me. Tell me to keep it. There’s no need to tell anyone else.”
“Nonsense, why is grandmother someone else?” Qiao Jinwen was unwilling.
Why did the Crown Prince give everything to an idiot?
Does this mean that the Crown Prince treats idiots differently?
What made her mood the most was that Qiao Xi did not say anything and quietly put away the invitation. If it wasn’t for this matter, no one in the Qiao Clan would know about it!
This idiot actually has selfishness and knows how to hide things!
This was something she would never allow.
Qiao Xi’s things were originally hers. Not only was the Eastern Campus hers, the Qiao Clan’s property was hers as well, and the Crown Prince’s name card was hers as well!
The idiot snatched away her things without even saying a word!
Do you still have her in your eyes?
In the past, an idiot would obediently hand over anything good, but now, he actually knew how to hide it!
Qiao Jinwen believed that this was a provocation to her!
It was a betrayal of her!
“Third Sister, Qiao Qiao only did as the Crown Prince instructed. After all, he also had requirements for giving me the invitation.”
Everyone’s expressions immediately turned bad, especially Old Madam Qiao.
What did the Crown Prince mean?
Was he telling the dead girl to guard against her?
It was still an indirect warning!
Before she could think about it, Old Madame Qiao said to Second Master Qiao, “Since Qiao Qiao has handed over the invitation to the Crown Prince, then forget it, so as not to alert the Crown Prince.”
Qiao Yunxi used the name card of the Crown Prince. If they forcibly withdrew the lawsuit, the people of the government would detect something strange. Perhaps they would find out the root of the matter, and the commotion would be even greater at that time. Perhaps the Crown Prince would really know about it.
Right now, the Crown Prince already has an opinion of the Qiao Clan, or rather, of her. If she asks Qiao Xi to do something she doesn’t want, the consequences will be …
“Since the Crown Prince gave it to you, then you should keep it well. Don’t use it randomly. If you implicate the Qiao Family, it will be a big crime. Since you have handed over the complaint and the Crown Prince’s name card, the Yamen will naturally do its best to investigate. You can rest assured and wait for the results.”
“Yes, grandmother.” Qiao Yunxi obediently replied.
Old Madame Qiao’s face was extremely dark. She held back her anger and looked at no one pleasing to her eyes. “Alright, now things have been clarified. After all, it concerns Qiao Qiao’s reputation. Report it to the official.”
After leaving the courtyard, Qiao Yunxi walked with Qiao Jinwen and Qiao Ningdai as usual.
At the fork of the road, Qiao Jinwen suddenly stopped and looked at her with an unclear meaning.
Qiao Yunxi greeted Qiao Jinwen’s gaze generously.
“Qiao Qiao is indeed different,” Qiao Jinwen said with a smile as she dragged her nasal endings. “I’m not willing to share anything with Third Sister anymore.”
“Third sister misunderstands. Qiao Qiao is still the same Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao has not changed. Third sister’s weight in Qiao Qiao’s heart has not changed either.”
“Oh?”
How could it change?
No one could get past such an important position.
Qiao Qiao knew that Third Sister had agreed to Qiao Qiao because of the heir’s name card, but Third Sister, Qiao Qiao really didn’t do it on purpose. The heir repeatedly instructed that no one else should know about it, and Qiao Qiao didn’t even tell her parents. Qiao Qiao was also very uneasy in Qiao Qiao’s heart. She was even more afraid that Third Sister would misunderstand Qiao Qiao because of this today.
As he spoke, his eyes turned red.